Verdicts and Settlements

$60.9 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Baby

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm in 2005 obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby.

Our class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances and provide in-kind services.

Lion Air Flight 610 Update: Investigators Release Preliminary Crash ReportOn October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the Java Sea after experiencing a flight control problem minutes after departure. There were no survivors. The Republic of Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) recently published a preliminary report about Lion Air ...

NHTSA Investigates General Motors Over Faulty Braking SystemAccording to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), more than 2.7 million General Motors (GM) vehicles could be affected by deteriorating brake assist vacuum pumps. After receiving 111 complaints about 2014, 2015 and 2016 truck and SUV models, NHTSA has launched an ...

Marriott Discloses 500 Million Guests Affected by Starwood’s Database HackAccording to Marriott’s press release, Starwood’s guest reservation database was hacked. On September 8, 2018, Marriott International received an internal alert about an unauthorized user attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database. Since then, investigators found copied and encrypted information from an authorized user. ...

Plaintiff Says Defendants Sold Harmful Fake Cocaine Product

A West Virginia man filed suit against three local businesses in Lincoln County for selling and marketing a product called “bath salts,” which the defendants marketed as a “legal drug.” Now, other plaintiffs might join him in his product liability and personal injury lawsuit, according to The West Virginia Record.

In his complaint, the plaintiff says he purchased the bath salts from the defendants last January to April. He alleges he suffered about 20 afflictions from the product, which contain mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant and amphetamine. The product also goes by the names “fake cocaine,” and “synthetic cocaine.”

The plaintiff accuses the defendants of marketing the product in a way that led him to believe the bath salts were less harmful than they actually were. The product mimics the effects of cocaine, and West Virginia has recently banned the bath salts. Some communities now impose jail time for those convicted of possessing or selling the product.

Authorities say the bath salts can cause delusions, paranoia and death. The plaintiff’s compliant requests that the defendants stop selling the product and it seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well. An attorney for one of the defendants said that no prohibitions against the product were in place at the time the defendant sold the product to the plaintiff.

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(*) Disclaimer: All verdicts and settlements listed here are gross amounts before deductions for attorney fees and costs. Past results do not guarantee similar results in the future. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result.